CVE-2018-18619

Exp

internal/advanced_comment_system/admin.php in Advanced Comment System 1.0 is prone to an SQL injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query, allowing remote attackers to execute the sqli attack via a URL in the "page" parameter. NOTE: The product is discontinued.

Published: 2018-11-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-18619 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.30%). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-18619

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
45853 exploit_db edb 2018-11-14 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-18619

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 9.50% 3.30% -6.19%
2 2025-11-18 3.30% 9.50% +6.19%
3 2025-10-30 3.30%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-18619

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-18619

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-18619

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
advanced_comment_system_project advanced_comment_system 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:advanced_comment_system_project:advanced_comment_system:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-18619

URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150261/Advanced-Comment-System-1.0-SQL-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/30 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45853/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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